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© S. Barragán/WHOOne might comment on the fact that a regional action plan containsproposals for local as well as national arenas, both autonomous levels. Thisway of emphasizing situations and initiatives that require collaboration acrossdifferent levels of society is necessary in order to include the root causes aswell as the different welfare systems that, to a great extent, affect the healthstatus of citizens. As the Steering Group stated, the regional level can workfrom mandates provided by the Steering Group, but the national level needsto provide the Steering Group with better tools. This does not imply thatRegion Västra Götaland can decide on actions to be taken on any other levelthan its own.Clearly this scope presumes a new approach to collaboration wheredifferent stakeholders, each with their own agenda and responsibilities forthe health and welfare of the population, are supposed to coordinate theirefforts to tackle health inequalities within their own scope for action. Sucha collaborative network is an example of governance structure rather thangovernment organization.Kickbusch and Gleicher (12) refer to such a governing strategy to tacklehealth inequalities as “smart governance”, characterized by governing:8 Tackling health inequities: from concepts to practice.
• by collaboration• through citizen engagement• through a mix of regulation and persuasion• through independent agencies and expert bodies• through adaptive policies, resilient structures and foresight.Section 2. Setting the scene9
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